Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services; Overview Information; Technical Assistance on Data Collection-General Supervision Enhancement Grants; Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2007, 37209-37212 [E7-13227]
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These measures constitute the
Department’s indicator of success for
this program. Consequently, we advise
an applicant for a grant under this
program to give careful consideration to
these measures in conceptualizing the
approach and evaluation for its
proposed project. Each grantee will be
required to provide, in its annual and
final performance reports, data about its
progress in meeting these measures.
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
VII. Agency Contacts
Dates: Applications Available: July 9,
2007.
Deadline for Transmittal of
Applications: August 23, 2007.
Deadline for Intergovernmental
Review: September 24, 2007.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michelle Padilla, U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW.,
Room 3E246, Washington, DC 20202–
6450. Telephone: (202) 260–2648 or by
e-mail: michelle.padilla@ed.gov.
If you use a TDD, call the FRS, toll
free, at 1–800–877–8339.
VIII. Other Information
Alternative Format: Individuals with
disabilities can obtain this document
and a copy of the application package in
an alternative format (e.g., Braille, large
print, audiotape, or computer diskette)
on request to the program contact
person listed under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT in section VII in
this notice.
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Dated: July 3, 2007.
Deborah A. Price,
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Office of Special Education and
Rehabilitative Services; Overview
Information; Technical Assistance on
Data Collection—General Supervision
Enhancement Grants; Notice Inviting
Applications for New Awards for Fiscal
Year (FY) 2007
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
(CFDA) Number: 84.373X.
Full Text of Announcement
I. Funding Opportunity Description
Purpose of Program: Under section
616(i)(2) of the Individuals with
Disabilities Education Act, as amended
(IDEA), the Department may make
awards to provide technical assistance
to improve the capacity of States to meet
data collection requirements.
Priorities: This competition contains
two absolute priorities. The priorities
are from the notice of final priorities for
this program, published elsewhere in
this issue of the Federal Register.
Note: Eligible entities must submit separate
applications under each of the priorities for
which they wish to apply.
Absolute Priorities: For FY 2007 these
priorities are absolute priorities. Under
34 CFR 75.105(c)(3), we consider only
applications that meet these priorities.
These priorities are:
Priority A—Modified Academic
Achievement Standards
Priority B—Alternate Academic
Achievement Standards
Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1411(c) and
1416(i)(2).
Applicable Regulations: (a) The
Education Department General
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in
34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77, 79, 80, 81, 82,
84, 85, 86, 97, 98, and 99. (b) The notice
of final priorities for this program,
published elsewhere in this issue of the
Federal Register.
Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 79
apply to all applicants except federally
recognized Indian tribes.
Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 86
apply to institutions of higher education
only.
II. Award Information
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Estimated Available Funds:
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Maximum Award: The Secretary does
not intend to make awards for more
than $400,000 for year one, $300,000 for
year two, and $300,000 for year three.
We will reject any application that
proposes a budget exceeding the stated
maximum award amount for years one,
two, or three of the budget period,
unless the application involves a
consortium, or any other group of
eligible parties that meets the
requirements of 34 CFR 75.127 through
75.129. The level of funding for a
consortium, or any other group of
States, outlying areas (OAs), or freely
associated States (FAS) will reflect the
combined total that the entities
comprising the consortium, or group,
would have received if they had applied
separately. The Secretary does not
intend to make more than one award to
serve a State, OA, or FAS. The Assistant
Secretary for Special Education and
Rehabilitative Services may change the
maximum amount through a notice
published in the Federal Register.
Estimated Average Size of Award:
$400,000.
Note: The Secretary is not bound by any
estimates in this notice.
Project Period: Up to 36 months.
Estimated Number of Awards: 33.
III. Eligibility Information
1. Eligible Applicants: State
educational agencies (SEAs), outlying
areas (OAs), freely associated States
(FAS), and, if endorsed by the SEA to
apply and carry out the project on
behalf of the SEA, local educational
agencies (LEAs), public charter schools
that are LEAs under State law,
institutions of higher education (IHEs),
tribes or tribal organizations, other
public agencies, private nonprofit
organizations, and for-profit
organizations.
Note: States, OAs, and FAS are encouraged
to form consortia with any other group of
eligible parties that meet the requirements in
34 CFR 75.127 through 75.129 to apply under
Priority A or Priority B. A consortium is any
combination of eligible entities. The
Secretary views the formation of consortia as
an effective and efficient strategy to address
the requirements of the priorities in this
notice.
2. Cost Sharing or Matching: This
competition does not require cost
sharing or matching.
3. Other: General Requirements—The
projects funded under this competition
must make positive efforts to employ,
and advance in employment, qualified
individuals with disabilities (see section
606 of the IDEA).
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IV. Application and Submission
Information
1. Address to Request Application
Package: Education Publications Center
(ED Pubs), P.O. Box 1398, Jessup, MD
20794–1398. Telephone, toll free: 1–
877–433–7827. FAX: (301) 470–1244. If
you use a telecommunications device
for the deaf (TDD), call, toll free: 1–877–
576–7734. You can contact ED Pubs at
its Web site, also: https://www.ed.gov/
pubs/edpubs.html or at its e-mail
address: edpubs@inet.ed.gov.
If you request an application from ED
Pubs, be sure to identify this
competition as follows: CFDA number
84.373X.
Individuals with disabilities can
obtain a copy of the application package
in an alternative format (e.g., Braille,
large print, audiotape, or computer
diskette) by contacting the person or
team listed under Alternative Format in
section VIII of this notice.
2. Content and Form of Application
Submission: Requirements concerning
the content of an application, together
with the forms you must submit, are in
the application package for this
competition.
Page Limit: The application narrative
(Part III of the application) is where you,
the applicant, address the selection
criteria that reviewers use to evaluate
your application. You must limit Part III
to the equivalent of no more than 40
pages, using the following standards:
• A ‘‘page’’ is 8.5″ x 11″, on one side
only, with 1″ margins at the top, bottom,
and both sides.
• Double space (no more than three
lines per vertical inch) all text in the
application narrative, including titles,
headings, footnotes, quotations,
references, and captions, as well as all
text in charts, tables, figures, and
graphs.
• Use a font that is either 12-point or
larger or no smaller than 10 pitch
(characters per inch).
The page limit does not apply to Part
I, the cover sheet; Part II, the budget
section, including the narrative budget
justification; Part IV, the assurances and
certifications; or the one-page abstract,
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the resumes, the bibliography, the
references, or the letters of support.
However, you must include all of the
application narrative in Part III.
We will reject your application if—
• You apply these standards and
exceed the page limit; or
• You apply other standards and
exceed the equivalent of the page limit.
3. Submission Dates and Times:
Applications Available: July 9, 2007.
Deadline for Transmittal of
Applications: August 23, 2007.
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Applications for grants under this
competition may be submitted
electronically using the Grants.gov
Apply site (Grants.gov), or in paper
format by mail or hand delivery. For
information (including dates and times)
about how to submit your application
electronically, or by mail or hand
delivery, please refer to section IV.6.
Other Submission Requirements in this
notice.
We do not consider an application
that does not comply with the deadline
requirements.
Individuals with disabilities who
need an accommodation or auxiliary aid
in connection with the application
process should contact the person listed
under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT in section VII in this notice. If
the Department provides an
accommodation or auxiliary aid to an
individual with a disability in
connection with the application
process, the individual’s application
remains subject to all other
requirements and limitations in this
notice.
Deadline for Intergovernmental
Review: September 24, 2007.
4. Intergovernmental Review: This
program is subject to Executive Order
12372 and the regulations in 34 CFR
part 79. Information about
Intergovernmental Review of Federal
Programs under Executive Order 12372
is in the application package for this
competition.
5. Funding Restrictions: We reference
regulations outlining funding
restrictions in the Applicable
Regulations section of this notice.
6. Other Submission Requirements:
Applications for grants under this
competition may be submitted
electronically or in paper format by mail
or hand delivery.
a. Electronic Submission of
Applications.
To comply with the President’s
Management Agenda, we are
participating as a partner in the
Governmentwide Grants.gov Apply site.
The General Supervision Enhancement
Grants competition—CFDA number
84.373X is included in this project. We
request your participation in Grants.gov.
If you choose to submit your
application electronically, you must use
the Governmentwide Grants.gov Apply
site at https://www.Grants.gov. Through
this site, you will be able to download
a copy of the application package,
complete it offline, and then upload and
submit your application. You may not
e-mail an electronic copy of a grant
application to us.
You may access the electronic grant
application for the General Supervision
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Enhancement Grants competition—
CFDA number 84.373X at: https://
www.grants.gov. You must search for
the downloadable application package
for this program by the CFDA number.
Do not include the CFDA number’s
alpha suffix in your search (e.g., search
for 84.373, not 84.373X).
Please note the following:
• Your participation in Grants.gov is
voluntary.
• When you enter the Grants.gov site,
you will find information about
submitting an application electronically
through the site, as well as the hours of
operation.
• Applications received by Grants.gov
are date and time stamped. Your
application must be fully uploaded and
submitted, and must be date and time
stamped by the Grants.gov system no
later than 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC
time, on the application deadline date.
Except as otherwise noted in this
section, we will not consider your
application if it is date and time
stamped by the Grants.gov system later
than 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, on
the application deadline date. When we
retrieve your application from
Grants.gov, we will notify you if we are
rejecting your application because it
was date and time stamped by the
Grants.gov system after 4:30 p.m.,
Washington, DC time, on the
application deadline date.
• The amount of time it can take to
upload an application will vary
depending on a variety of factors,
including the size of the application and
the speed of your Internet connection.
Therefore, we strongly recommend that
you do not wait until the application
deadline date to begin the submission
process through Grants.gov.
• You should review and follow the
Education Submission Procedures for
submitting an application through
Grants.gov that are included in the
application package for this competition
to ensure that you submit your
application in a timely manner to the
Grants.gov system. You can also find the
Education Submission Procedures
pertaining to Grants.gov at https://eGrants.ed.gov/help/
GrantsgovSubmissionProcedures.pdf.
• To submit your application via
Grants.gov, you must complete the steps
in the Grants.gov registration process
(https://www.grants.gov/applicants/
get_registered.jsp). These steps include
(1) registering your organization, a
multi-part process that includes
registration with the Central Contractor
Registry (CCR); (2) registering yourself
as an Authorized Organization
Representative (AOR); and (3) getting
authorized as an AOR by your
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organization. Details on these steps are
outlined in the Grants.gov 3-Step
Registration Guide (see https://
www.grants.gov/section910/
Grants.govRegistrationBrochure.pdf).
You also must provide on your
application the same D–U–N–S Number
used with this registration. Please note
that the registration process may take
five or more business days to complete,
and you must have completed all
registration steps to allow you to
successfully submit an application via
Grants.gov. In addition you will need to
update your CCR registration on an
annual basis. This may take three or
more business days to complete.
• You will not receive additional
point value because you submit your
application in electronic format, nor
will we penalize you if you submit your
application in paper format.
• If you submit your application
electronically, you must submit all
documents electronically, including all
information you typically provide on
the following forms: Application for
Federal Assistance (SF 424), the
Department of Education Supplemental
Information for SF 424, Budget
Information—Non-Construction
Programs (ED 524), and all necessary
assurances and certifications. Please
note that two of these forms—the SF 424
and the Department of Education
Supplemental Information for SF 424—
have replaced the ED 424 (Application
for Federal Education Assistance).
• If you submit your application
electronically, you must attach any
narrative sections of your application as
files in a .DOC (document), .RTF (rich
text), or .PDF (Portable Document)
format. If you upload a file type other
than the three file types specified in this
paragraph or submit a passwordprotected file, we will not review that
material.
• Your electronic application must
comply with any page limit
requirements described in this notice.
• After you electronically submit
your application, you will receive from
Grants.gov an automatic notification of
receipt that contains a Grants.gov
tracking number. (This notification
indicates receipt by Grants.gov only, not
receipt by the Department.) The
Department then will retrieve your
application from Grants.gov and send a
second notification to you by e-mail.
This second notification indicates that
the Department has received your
application and has assigned your
application a PR/Award number (an EDspecified identifying number unique to
your application).
• We may request that you provide us
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date. Application Deadline Date
Extension in Case of System Technical
Issues with the Grant.Gov System: If you
are experiencing problems submitting
your application through Grants.gov,
please contact the Grants.gov Support
Desk at 1–800–518–4726. You must
obtain a Grants.gov Support Desk Case
Number and must keep a record of it.
If you are prevented from
electronically submitting your
application on the application deadline
date because of technical problems with
the Grants.gov system, we will grant you
an extension until 4:30 p.m.,
Washington, DC time, the following
business day to enable you to transmit
your application electronically or by
hand delivery. You also may mail your
application by following the mailing
instructions described elsewhere in this
notice.
If you submit an application after 4:30
p.m., Washington, DC time, on the
application deadline date, please
contact the person listed elsewhere in
this notice under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT and provide an
explanation of the technical problem
you experienced with Grants.gov, along
with the Grants.gov Support Desk Case
Number. We will accept your
application if we can confirm that a
technical problem occurred with the
Grants.gov system and that that problem
affected your ability to submit your
application by 4:30 p.m., Washington,
DC time, on the application deadline
date. The Department will contact you
after a determination is made on
whether your application will be
accepted.
Note: The extensions to which we refer in
this section apply only to the unavailability
of, or technical problems with, the Grants.gov
system. We will not grant you an extension
if you failed to fully register to submit your
application to Grants.gov before the
application deadline date and time or if the
technical problem you experienced is
unrelated to the Grants.gov system.
b. Submission of Paper Applications
by Mail.
If you submit your application in
paper format by mail (through the U.S.
Postal Service or a commercial carrier),
you must mail the original and two
copies of your application, on or before
the application deadline date, to the
Department at the applicable following
address: By mail through the U.S. Postal
Service:
U.S. Department of Education,
Application Control Center, Attention:
(CFDA Number 84.373X), 400 Maryland
Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20202–
4260; or By mail through a commercial
carrier: U.S. Department of Education,
Application Control Center—Stop 4260,
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Attention: (CFDA Number 84.373X),
7100 Old Landover Road, Landover, MD
20785–1506.
Regardless of which address you use,
you must show proof of mailing
consisting of one of the following:
(1) A legibly dated U.S. Postal Service
postmark.
(2) A legible mail receipt with the
date of mailing stamped by the U.S.
Postal Service.
(3) A dated shipping label, invoice, or
receipt from a commercial carrier.
(4) Any other proof of mailing
acceptable to the Secretary of the U.S.
Department of Education.
If you mail your application through
the U.S. Postal Service, we do not
accept either of the following as proof
of mailing:
(1) A private metered postmark.
(2) A mail receipt that is not dated by
the U.S. Postal Service.
If your application is postmarked after
the application deadline date, we will
not consider your application.
Note: The U.S. Postal Service does not
uniformly provide a dated postmark. Before
relying on this method, you should check
with your local post office.
c. Submission of Paper Applications
by Hand Delivery.
If you submit your application in
paper format by hand delivery, you (or
a courier service) must deliver the
original and two copies of your
application by hand, on or before the
application deadline date, to the
Department at the following address:
U.S. Department of Education,
Application Control Center, Attention:
(CFDA Number 84.373X), 550 12th
Street, SW., Room 7041, Potomac Center
Plaza, Washington, DC 20202–4260.
The Application Control Center
accepts hand deliveries daily between 8
a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC
time, except Saturdays, Sundays and
Federal holidays.
Note for Mail or Hand Delivery of Paper
Applications: If you mail or hand deliver
your application to the Department—
(1) You must indicate on the envelope
and—if not provided by the Department—in
Item 11 of the SF 424 the CFDA number,
including suffix letter, if any, of the
competition under which you are submitting
your application; and
(2) The Application Control Center will
mail to you a notification of receipt of your
grant application. If you do not receive this
notification within 15 business days from the
application deadline date, you should call
the U.S. Department of Education
Application Control Center at (202) 245–
6288.
V. Application Review Information
1. Selection Criteria: The selection
criteria for this competition are from 34
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CFR 75.210 and are listed in the
application package.
2. Review and Selection Process:
Treating A Priority As Two Separate
Competitions: In the past, there have
been problems in finding peer reviewers
without conflicts of interest for
competitions in which many entities
throughout the country submit
applications. The Standing Panel
requirements under the IDEA also have
placed additional constraints on the
availability of reviewers. Therefore, the
Department has determined that, for
some discretionary competitions,
applications may be separated into two
or more groups and ranked and selected
for funding within the specific group.
This procedure will ensure the
availability of a much larger group of
reviewers without conflicts of interest. It
also will increase the quality,
independence, and fairness of the
review process and permit panel
members to review applications under
discretionary competitions for which
they also have submitted applications.
However, if the Department decides to
select for funding an equal number of
applications in each group, this may
result in different cut-off points for
fundable applications in each group.
VI. Award Administration Information
1. Award Notices: If your application
is successful, we notify your U.S.
Representative and U.S. Senators and
send you a Grant Award Notice (GAN).
We may notify you informally, also.
If your application is not evaluated or
not selected for funding, we notify you.
2. Administrative and National Policy
Requirements: We identify
administrative and national policy
requirements in the application package
and reference these and other
requirements in the Applicable
Regulations section in this notice.
We reference the regulations outlining
the terms and conditions of an award in
the Applicable Regulations section in
this notice and include these and other
specific conditions in the GAN. The
GAN also incorporates your approved
application as part of your binding
commitments under the grant.
3. Reporting: At the end of your
project period, you must submit a final
performance report, including financial
information, as directed by the
Secretary. If you receive a multi-year
award, you must submit an annual
performance report that provides the
most current performance and financial
expenditure information as specified by
the Secretary in 34 CFR 75.118. The
Secretary also may require more
frequent performance reports under 34
CFR 75.720(c). For specific
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requirements on reporting, please go to
https://www.ed.gov/fund/grant/apply/
appforms/appforms.html.
4. Performance Measures: To evaluate
the overall success of projects awarded
under this competition, the Department
will determine at the end of each grant
whether the grantee has been successful
in achieving the purposes of its award.
Grantees will also be required to report
information on their projects’
performance in annual reports to the
Department. (34 CFR 75.590)
VII. Agency Contact
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Larry Wexler, U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW.,
room 4054, Potomac Center Plaza,
Washington, DC 20202–2600.
Telephone: (202) 245–7571.
If you use a TDD, call the FRS, tollfree, at 1–800–877–8339.
VIII. Other Information
Alternative Format: Individuals with
disabilities can obtain this document
and a copy of the application package in
an alternative format (e.g., Braille, large
print, audiotape, or computer diskette)
by contacting the Grants and Contracts
Services Team, U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW.,
room 5075, PCP, Washington, DC
20202–2550. Telephone: (202) 245–
7363. If you use a TDD, call the FRS,
toll-free, at 1–800–877–8339.
Electronic Access to This Document:
You can view this document, as well as
all other documents of this Department
published in the Federal Register, in
text or Adobe Portable Document
Format (PDF) on the Internet at the
following site: https://www.ed.gov/news/
fedregister.
To use PDF you must have Adobe
Acrobat Reader, which is available free
at this site. If you have questions about
using PDF, call the U.S. Government
Printing Office (GPO), toll free, at 1–
888–293–6498; or in the Washington,
DC, area at (202) 512–1530.
Note: The official version of this document
is the document published in the Federal
Register. Free Internet access to the official
edition of the Federal Register and the Code
of Federal Regulations is available on GPO
Access at: https://www.gpoaccess.gov/nara/
index.html.
Dated: July 3, 2007.
Jennifer Sheehy,
Director of Policy and Planning for Special
Education and Rehabilitative Services.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Technical Assistance on Data
Collection—General Supervision
Enhancement Grants
Office of Special Education and
Rehabilitative Services, Department of
Education.
ACTION: Notice of final priorities.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Assistant Secretary for
Special Education and Rehabilitative
Services announces three separate
funding priorities under the Technical
Assistance on State Data Collection
program authorized under the
Individuals with Disabilities Education
Act (IDEA). The Assistant Secretary may
use the priorities for competitions in
fiscal year (FY) 2007 and later years. We
take this action to focus attention on an
identified national need to provide
technical assistance to improve the
capacity of States to meet data
collection requirements.
EFFECTIVE DATE: This priority is effective
August 8, 2007.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Larry Wexler, U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW.,
room 4053, Potomac Center Plaza,
Washington, DC 20202–2700.
Telephone: (202) 245–7571 or via
Internet: larry.wexler@ed.gov.
If you use a telecommunications
device for the deaf (TDD), you may call
the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1–
800–877–8339.
Individuals with disabilities may
obtain this document in an alternative
format (e.g., Braille, large print,
audiotape, or computer diskette) on
request to the contact person listed
under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the
Technical Assistance on State Data
Collection program established under
section 616(i)(2) of the IDEA, we make
awards to provide technical assistance
to improve the capacity of States to meet
the section 616 data collection
requirements.
We published a notice of proposed
priorities (NPP) for this program in the
Federal Register on March 30, 2007 (72
FR 15126). This notice of final priorities
contains four changes from the NPP. We
fully explain the changes in the
Analysis of Comments and Changes
section that follows.
Analysis of Comments and Changes
In response to the Secretary’s
invitation in the NPP, four parties
submitted comments on the proposed
priorities. An analysis of the comments
and the changes we have made follows.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services; Overview
Information; Technical Assistance on Data Collection--General
Supervision Enhancement Grants; Notice Inviting Applications for New
Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2007
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.373X.
Dates: Applications Available: July 9, 2007.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: August 23, 2007.
Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: September 24, 2007.
Full Text of Announcement
I. Funding Opportunity Description
Purpose of Program: Under section 616(i)(2) of the Individuals with
Disabilities Education Act, as amended (IDEA), the Department may make
awards to provide technical assistance to improve the capacity of
States to meet data collection requirements.
Priorities: This competition contains two absolute priorities. The
priorities are from the notice of final priorities for this program,
published elsewhere in this issue of the Federal Register.
Note: Eligible entities must submit separate applications under
each of the priorities for which they wish to apply.
Absolute Priorities: For FY 2007 these priorities are absolute
priorities. Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(3), we consider only applications
that meet these priorities.
These priorities are:
Priority A--Modified Academic Achievement Standards
Priority B--Alternate Academic Achievement Standards
Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1411(c) and 1416(i)(2).
Applicable Regulations: (a) The Education Department General
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77, 79, 80,
81, 82, 84, 85, 86, 97, 98, and 99. (b) The notice of final priorities
for this program, published elsewhere in this issue of the Federal
Register.
Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 79 apply to all applicants
except federally recognized Indian tribes.
Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 86 apply to institutions of
higher education only.
II. Award Information
Type of Award: Discretionary grants.
Estimated Available Funds: $13,500,000.
Maximum Award: The Secretary does not intend to make awards for
more than $400,000 for year one, $300,000 for year two, and $300,000
for year three. We will reject any application that proposes a budget
exceeding the stated maximum award amount for years one, two, or three
of the budget period, unless the application involves a consortium, or
any other group of eligible parties that meets the requirements of 34
CFR 75.127 through 75.129. The level of funding for a consortium, or
any other group of States, outlying areas (OAs), or freely associated
States (FAS) will reflect the combined total that the entities
comprising the consortium, or group, would have received if they had
applied separately. The Secretary does not intend to make more than one
award to serve a State, OA, or FAS. The Assistant Secretary for Special
Education and Rehabilitative Services may change the maximum amount
through a notice published in the Federal Register.
Estimated Average Size of Award: $400,000.
Note: The Secretary is not bound by any estimates in this
notice.
Project Period: Up to 36 months.
Estimated Number of Awards: 33.
III. Eligibility Information
1. Eligible Applicants: State educational agencies (SEAs), outlying
areas (OAs), freely associated States (FAS), and, if endorsed by the
SEA to apply and carry out the project on behalf of the SEA, local
educational agencies (LEAs), public charter schools that are LEAs under
State law, institutions of higher education (IHEs), tribes or tribal
organizations, other public agencies, private nonprofit organizations,
and for-profit organizations.
Note: States, OAs, and FAS are encouraged to form consortia with
any other group of eligible parties that meet the requirements in 34
CFR 75.127 through 75.129 to apply under Priority A or Priority B. A
consortium is any combination of eligible entities. The Secretary
views the formation of consortia as an effective and efficient
strategy to address the requirements of the priorities in this
notice.
2. Cost Sharing or Matching: This competition does not require cost
sharing or matching.
3. Other: General Requirements--The projects funded under this
competition must make positive efforts to employ, and advance in
employment, qualified individuals with disabilities (see section 606 of
the IDEA).
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IV. Application and Submission Information
1. Address to Request Application Package: Education Publications
Center (ED Pubs), P.O. Box 1398, Jessup, MD 20794-1398. Telephone, toll
free: 1-877-433-7827. FAX: (301) 470-1244. If you use a
telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD), call, toll free: 1-877-
576-7734. You can contact ED Pubs at its Web site, also: https://
www.ed.gov/pubs/edpubs.html or at its e-mail address:
edpubs@inet.ed.gov.
If you request an application from ED Pubs, be sure to identify
this competition as follows: CFDA number 84.373X.
Individuals with disabilities can obtain a copy of the application
package in an alternative format (e.g., Braille, large print,
audiotape, or computer diskette) by contacting the person or team
listed under Alternative Format in section VIII of this notice.
2. Content and Form of Application Submission: Requirements
concerning the content of an application, together with the forms you
must submit, are in the application package for this competition.
Page Limit: The application narrative (Part III of the application)
is where you, the applicant, address the selection criteria that
reviewers use to evaluate your application. You must limit Part III to
the equivalent of no more than 40 pages, using the following standards:
A ``page'' is 8.5'' x 11'', on one side only, with 1''
margins at the top, bottom, and both sides.
Double space (no more than three lines per vertical inch)
all text in the application narrative, including titles, headings,
footnotes, quotations, references, and captions, as well as all text in
charts, tables, figures, and graphs.
Use a font that is either 12-point or larger or no smaller
than 10 pitch (characters per inch).
The page limit does not apply to Part I, the cover sheet; Part II,
the budget section, including the narrative budget justification; Part
IV, the assurances and certifications; or the one-page abstract, the
r[eacute]sum[eacute]s, the bibliography, the references, or the letters
of support. However, you must include all of the application narrative
in Part III.
We will reject your application if--
You apply these standards and exceed the page limit; or
You apply other standards and exceed the equivalent of the
page limit.
3. Submission Dates and Times:
Applications Available: July 9, 2007.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: August 23, 2007.
Applications for grants under this competition may be submitted
electronically using the Grants.gov Apply site (Grants.gov), or in
paper format by mail or hand delivery. For information (including dates
and times) about how to submit your application electronically, or by
mail or hand delivery, please refer to section IV.6. Other Submission
Requirements in this notice.
We do not consider an application that does not comply with the
deadline requirements.
Individuals with disabilities who need an accommodation or
auxiliary aid in connection with the application process should contact
the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT in section VII
in this notice. If the Department provides an accommodation or
auxiliary aid to an individual with a disability in connection with the
application process, the individual's application remains subject to
all other requirements and limitations in this notice.
Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: September 24, 2007.
4. Intergovernmental Review: This program is subject to Executive
Order 12372 and the regulations in 34 CFR part 79. Information about
Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs under Executive Order
12372 is in the application package for this competition.
5. Funding Restrictions: We reference regulations outlining funding
restrictions in the Applicable Regulations section of this notice.
6. Other Submission Requirements: Applications for grants under
this competition may be submitted electronically or in paper format by
mail or hand delivery.
a. Electronic Submission of Applications.
To comply with the President's Management Agenda, we are
participating as a partner in the Governmentwide Grants.gov Apply site.
The General Supervision Enhancement Grants competition--CFDA number
84.373X is included in this project. We request your participation in
Grants.gov.
If you choose to submit your application electronically, you must
use the Governmentwide Grants.gov Apply site at https://www.Grants.gov.
Through this site, you will be able to download a copy of the
application package, complete it offline, and then upload and submit
your application. You may not e-mail an electronic copy of a grant
application to us.
You may access the electronic grant application for the General
Supervision Enhancement Grants competition--CFDA number 84.373X at:
https://www.grants.gov. You must search for the downloadable application
package for this program by the CFDA number. Do not include the CFDA
number's alpha suffix in your search (e.g., search for 84.373, not
84.373X).
Please note the following:
Your participation in Grants.gov is voluntary.
When you enter the Grants.gov site, you will find
information about submitting an application electronically through the
site, as well as the hours of operation.
Applications received by Grants.gov are date and time
stamped. Your application must be fully uploaded and submitted, and
must be date and time stamped by the Grants.gov system no later than
4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, on the application deadline date.
Except as otherwise noted in this section, we will not consider your
application if it is date and time stamped by the Grants.gov system
later than 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, on the application deadline
date. When we retrieve your application from Grants.gov, we will notify
you if we are rejecting your application because it was date and time
stamped by the Grants.gov system after 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time,
on the application deadline date.
The amount of time it can take to upload an application
will vary depending on a variety of factors, including the size of the
application and the speed of your Internet connection. Therefore, we
strongly recommend that you do not wait until the application deadline
date to begin the submission process through Grants.gov.
You should review and follow the Education Submission
Procedures for submitting an application through Grants.gov that are
included in the application package for this competition to ensure that
you submit your application in a timely manner to the Grants.gov
system. You can also find the Education Submission Procedures
pertaining to Grants.gov at https://e-Grants.ed.gov/help/
GrantsgovSubmissionProcedures.pdf.
To submit your application via Grants.gov, you must
complete the steps in the Grants.gov registration process (https://
www.grants.gov/applicants/get_registered.jsp). These steps include (1)
registering your organization, a multi-part process that includes
registration with the Central Contractor Registry (CCR); (2)
registering yourself as an Authorized Organization Representative
(AOR); and (3) getting authorized as an AOR by your
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organization. Details on these steps are outlined in the Grants.gov 3-
Step Registration Guide (see https://www.grants.gov/section910/
Grants.govRegistrationBrochure.pdf). You also must provide on your
application the same D-U-N-S Number used with this registration. Please
note that the registration process may take five or more business days
to complete, and you must have completed all registration steps to
allow you to successfully submit an application via Grants.gov. In
addition you will need to update your CCR registration on an annual
basis. This may take three or more business days to complete.
You will not receive additional point value because you
submit your application in electronic format, nor will we penalize you
if you submit your application in paper format.
If you submit your application electronically, you must
submit all documents electronically, including all information you
typically provide on the following forms: Application for Federal
Assistance (SF 424), the Department of Education Supplemental
Information for SF 424, Budget Information--Non-Construction Programs
(ED 524), and all necessary assurances and certifications. Please note
that two of these forms--the SF 424 and the Department of Education
Supplemental Information for SF 424--have replaced the ED 424
(Application for Federal Education Assistance).
If you submit your application electronically, you must
attach any narrative sections of your application as files in a .DOC
(document), .RTF (rich text), or .PDF (Portable Document) format. If
you upload a file type other than the three file types specified in
this paragraph or submit a password-protected file, we will not review
that material.
Your electronic application must comply with any page
limit requirements described in this notice.
After you electronically submit your application, you will
receive from Grants.gov an automatic notification of receipt that
contains a Grants.gov tracking number. (This notification indicates
receipt by Grants.gov only, not receipt by the Department.) The
Department then will retrieve your application from Grants.gov and send
a second notification to you by e-mail. This second notification
indicates that the Department has received your application and has
assigned your application a PR/Award number (an ED-specified
identifying number unique to your application).
We may request that you provide us original signatures on
forms at a later date. Application Deadline Date Extension in Case of
System Technical Issues with the Grant.Gov System: If you are
experiencing problems submitting your application through Grants.gov,
please contact the Grants.gov Support Desk at 1-800-518-4726. You must
obtain a Grants.gov Support Desk Case Number and must keep a record of
it.
If you are prevented from electronically submitting your
application on the application deadline date because of technical
problems with the Grants.gov system, we will grant you an extension
until 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, the following business day to
enable you to transmit your application electronically or by hand
delivery. You also may mail your application by following the mailing
instructions described elsewhere in this notice.
If you submit an application after 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time,
on the application deadline date, please contact the person listed
elsewhere in this notice under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT and
provide an explanation of the technical problem you experienced with
Grants.gov, along with the Grants.gov Support Desk Case Number. We will
accept your application if we can confirm that a technical problem
occurred with the Grants.gov system and that that problem affected your
ability to submit your application by 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time,
on the application deadline date. The Department will contact you after
a determination is made on whether your application will be accepted.
Note: The extensions to which we refer in this section apply
only to the unavailability of, or technical problems with, the
Grants.gov system. We will not grant you an extension if you failed
to fully register to submit your application to Grants.gov before
the application deadline date and time or if the technical problem
you experienced is unrelated to the Grants.gov system.
b. Submission of Paper Applications by Mail.
If you submit your application in paper format by mail (through the
U.S. Postal Service or a commercial carrier), you must mail the
original and two copies of your application, on or before the
application deadline date, to the Department at the applicable
following address: By mail through the U.S. Postal Service:
U.S. Department of Education, Application Control Center,
Attention: (CFDA Number 84.373X), 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., Washington,
DC 20202-4260; or By mail through a commercial carrier: U.S. Department
of Education, Application Control Center--Stop 4260, Attention: (CFDA
Number 84.373X), 7100 Old Landover Road, Landover, MD 20785-1506.
Regardless of which address you use, you must show proof of mailing
consisting of one of the following:
(1) A legibly dated U.S. Postal Service postmark.
(2) A legible mail receipt with the date of mailing stamped by the
U.S. Postal Service.
(3) A dated shipping label, invoice, or receipt from a commercial
carrier.
(4) Any other proof of mailing acceptable to the Secretary of the
U.S. Department of Education.
If you mail your application through the U.S. Postal Service, we do
not accept either of the following as proof of mailing:
(1) A private metered postmark.
(2) A mail receipt that is not dated by the U.S. Postal Service.
If your application is postmarked after the application deadline
date, we will not consider your application.
Note: The U.S. Postal Service does not uniformly provide a dated
postmark. Before relying on this method, you should check with your
local post office.
c. Submission of Paper Applications by Hand Delivery.
If you submit your application in paper format by hand delivery,
you (or a courier service) must deliver the original and two copies of
your application by hand, on or before the application deadline date,
to the Department at the following address: U.S. Department of
Education, Application Control Center, Attention: (CFDA Number
84.373X), 550 12th Street, SW., Room 7041, Potomac Center Plaza,
Washington, DC 20202-4260.
The Application Control Center accepts hand deliveries daily
between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, except Saturdays,
Sundays and Federal holidays.
Note for Mail or Hand Delivery of Paper Applications: If you
mail or hand deliver your application to the Department--
(1) You must indicate on the envelope and--if not provided by
the Department--in Item 11 of the SF 424 the CFDA number, including
suffix letter, if any, of the competition under which you are
submitting your application; and
(2) The Application Control Center will mail to you a
notification of receipt of your grant application. If you do not
receive this notification within 15 business days from the
application deadline date, you should call the U.S. Department of
Education Application Control Center at (202) 245-6288.
V. Application Review Information
1. Selection Criteria: The selection criteria for this competition
are from 34
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CFR 75.210 and are listed in the application package.
2. Review and Selection Process: Treating A Priority As Two
Separate Competitions: In the past, there have been problems in finding
peer reviewers without conflicts of interest for competitions in which
many entities throughout the country submit applications. The Standing
Panel requirements under the IDEA also have placed additional
constraints on the availability of reviewers. Therefore, the Department
has determined that, for some discretionary competitions, applications
may be separated into two or more groups and ranked and selected for
funding within the specific group. This procedure will ensure the
availability of a much larger group of reviewers without conflicts of
interest. It also will increase the quality, independence, and fairness
of the review process and permit panel members to review applications
under discretionary competitions for which they also have submitted
applications. However, if the Department decides to select for funding
an equal number of applications in each group, this may result in
different cut-off points for fundable applications in each group.
VI. Award Administration Information
1. Award Notices: If your application is successful, we notify your
U.S. Representative and U.S. Senators and send you a Grant Award Notice
(GAN). We may notify you informally, also.
If your application is not evaluated or not selected for funding,
we notify you.
2. Administrative and National Policy Requirements: We identify
administrative and national policy requirements in the application
package and reference these and other requirements in the Applicable
Regulations section in this notice.
We reference the regulations outlining the terms and conditions of
an award in the Applicable Regulations section in this notice and
include these and other specific conditions in the GAN. The GAN also
incorporates your approved application as part of your binding
commitments under the grant.
3. Reporting: At the end of your project period, you must submit a
final performance report, including financial information, as directed
by the Secretary. If you receive a multi-year award, you must submit an
annual performance report that provides the most current performance
and financial expenditure information as specified by the Secretary in
34 CFR 75.118. The Secretary also may require more frequent performance
reports under 34 CFR 75.720(c). For specific requirements on reporting,
please go to https://www.ed.gov/fund/grant/apply/appforms/
appforms.html.
4. Performance Measures: To evaluate the overall success of
projects awarded under this competition, the Department will determine
at the end of each grant whether the grantee has been successful in
achieving the purposes of its award. Grantees will also be required to
report information on their projects' performance in annual reports to
the Department. (34 CFR 75.590)
VII. Agency Contact
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Larry Wexler, U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., room 4054, Potomac Center Plaza,
Washington, DC 20202-2600. Telephone: (202) 245-7571.
If you use a TDD, call the FRS, toll-free, at 1-800-877-8339.
VIII. Other Information
Alternative Format: Individuals with disabilities can obtain this
document and a copy of the application package in an alternative format
(e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, or computer diskette) by
contacting the Grants and Contracts Services Team, U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., room 5075, PCP, Washington, DC
20202-2550. Telephone: (202) 245-7363. If you use a TDD, call the FRS,
toll-free, at 1-800-877-8339.
Electronic Access to This Document: You can view this document, as
well as all other documents of this Department published in the Federal
Register, in text or Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) on the
Internet at the following site: https://www.ed.gov/news/fedregister.
To use PDF you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is available
free at this site. If you have questions about using PDF, call the U.S.
Government Printing Office (GPO), toll free, at 1-888-293-6498; or in
the Washington, DC, area at (202) 512-1530.
Note: The official version of this document is the document
published in the Federal Register. Free Internet access to the
official edition of the Federal Register and the Code of Federal
Regulations is available on GPO Access at: https://www.gpoaccess.gov/
nara/.
Dated: July 3, 2007.
Jennifer Sheehy,
Director of Policy and Planning for Special Education and
Rehabilitative Services.
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